Yo! Been there, done that. Using proxy with scrapy is a must if you’re scraping a lot. One thing I learned the hard way: always test your proxies before running the full crawl. Use a simple script to check if they’re working.
For rotating proxies, I use Scrapy’s middleware setup. There’s a good tutorial on Scrapy’s official docs that walks you through it. Also, don’t forget to handle CAPTCHAs—tools like 2Captcha can help.
If you’re getting timeouts, tweak the `RETRY_TIMES` setting. It’s saved me a ton of headaches.
For rotating proxies, I use Scrapy’s middleware setup. There’s a good tutorial on Scrapy’s official docs that walks you through it. Also, don’t forget to handle CAPTCHAs—tools like 2Captcha can help.
If you’re getting timeouts, tweak the `RETRY_TIMES` setting. It’s saved me a ton of headaches.